Modern biomedical studies relate the applications of Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan to arthritis. Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang is shown to inhibit inflammation reactions, to inhibit pain in several animal studies. It may also enhance the function of microphages to clear inflammatory tissues and increase the blood circulation1.
Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan is indicated in China Pharmacopoeia2 for blood nourishment, Qi invigoration, wind expelling, and dampness removal. The symptoms include cold pain, stiffness, and numbness of the low back and knees due to wind, cold, and dampness.
Below are highlights of some published human clinical studies on Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan1.
• Arthritis (rheumatic or rheumatoid). In one study 41 patients with the condition for 3 months to 21 years were treated, 7 were recovered, 21 showed significant improvement, 10 showed some improvement, and 3 no improvement. In another trial of 2 to 3 months treatment of 52 patients, 35 showed significant improvement.
• Sciatica and Rheumatic Back Pain. In a trial of 80 sciatica patients, 65 were recovered and 10 improved.
• Osteoarthritis. 14 of 24 patients were recovered after treatment of 1 week to 3 months.
| Radix Angelicae Pubescentis |
Cortex Eucommiae Ulmoidis
Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae
Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae
Sclerotium Poriae Cocos
Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae
Radix Saposhnikoviae Divaricatae
Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae
Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae
Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis
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(Sang Ji Sheng)
(Shu Di Huang)
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